Nursing at Baton Rouge Community College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Baton Rouge Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BRCC is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 7,376 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

BRCC Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

BRCC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at BRCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Baton Rouge Community College.

BRCC Nursing Associate’s Program

80% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at BRCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at BRCC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baton Rouge Community College with a associate's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Baton Rouge Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baton Rouge Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	50

Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Baton Rouge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Nurse Practitioners	2,820	$105,340
Nursing Instructors and Professors	800	$72,010
Nurse Anesthetists	740	$159,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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